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Sir Thomas Richard Harper 1534–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1534

Birth Location: St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 6 Jul 1608

Death Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Father: Sir Chinnor

Mother: Lady Essex,

Spouse(s): Cecilia Collier, Christine Bilmore, Mary Harman, Elizabeth Startop

Children(s): William Harper

In 1534, Sir Thomas Richard Harper entered the world in St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Walter Harpur Of Chinnor And Lady Mary Blount Countess Of Essex. Sir Thomas Richard Harper married Cecilia Cecily Collier, Christine Bilmore, Elizabeth Startop, Mary Harman, and had children including Thomas Harper, William Harper. Sir Thomas Richard Harper passed away in 1608 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • In 1534, Sir Thomas Richard Harper entered the world in St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Walter Harpur Of Chinnor And Lady Mary Blount Countess Of Essex.
  • Sir Thomas Richard Harper married Cecilia Cecily Collier, Christine Bilmore, Elizabeth Startop, Mary Harman, and had children including Thomas Harper, William Harper.
  • Sir Thomas Richard Harper passed away in 1608 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Chinnor
1499–1573
Birth Location: Chinnor, Oxford, England
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Lady Essex,
1506–1551
Birth Location: Thornbury (Gloucestershire) England
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Spouses(s)

Cecilia Collier
1538–1612
Birth Location: Darloston, Staffordshire, England
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Christine Bilmore
1560–1640
Birth Location: St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
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Mary Harman
1536–1609
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Elizabeth Startop
1538–1612
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

William Harper
1574–1607
Birth Location: St Edmonds, Suffolk, England
WH

Sir Harper's Ancestors

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Sir Harper
1534–1608
Birth Place: St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Walter Harpur of Chinnor
1499–1573
Chinnor, Oxford, England
Lady (Mary Blount, Countess of) Essex,
1506–1551
Thornbury (Gloucestershire) England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Harper's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Richard) Harper (1534–6 Jul 1608) m. Cecilia ((Cecily)) Collier (1538–abt 1612) m. Christine Bilmore (1560–1640) m. Mary Harman (1536–20 Nov 1609) m. Elizabeth Startop (1538–May 16, 1612)
  1. 1. William Harper 1574–1607 m. Susanna ((Pickering)) Harper 1574–1611
    1. 1. Martha Harper 1607–1659 m. John Proctor 1594–1672
      1. 1. Sarah (Proctor accused of) witchcraft 1646–1727 m. Thomas Chamberlain 1640–1727 m. Thomas Chamberlain 1615–1700 m. Capt (John) Dodge 1636–1722
        1. 1. Dorothy Chamberlin 1676–1766 m. Timothy Adams 1677–1761
      2. 2. Abigail Proctor 1637–1732
    2. 2. Ethel (May) Harper 1594–1707

Sir Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1534
1534
Birth of Sir Thomas Richard Harper in St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1608
6 Jul 1608
Age 74
Death of Sir Thomas Richard Harper in Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1608
    Event Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
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